This is Part 4 of the IVF Diary series. I’ll be keeping a diary of all important IVF days, starting from when we first chose to undergo infertility treatment in Prague. Click here to read all other IVF diary posts. Getting IVF treatment abroad brings its own set of challenges, one of them being the fact that you can’t just pop into your local CVS to pick up your meds. But, life would be boring without its fair share of challenges, right? (#keepfoolingyourselfgirl). Obtaining IVF Meds With a Foreign Prescription…

This is Part 3 of the IVF Diary series. I’ll be keeping a diary of all important IVF days, starting from when we first chose to undergo infertility treatment in Prague. Click here to read all other IVF diary posts. I talked about our initial consult in the previous post where I laid out that the doctor mentioned I should expect my protocol in about a week. I know they’re in a different time zone over in the Czech Republic, but about a week should be about a week, give or…

This is Part 2 of the IVF Diary series. I’ll be keeping a diary of all important IVF days, starting from when we first chose to undergo infertility treatment in Prague. Click here to read all other IVF diary posts. After contacting the clinic 2.5 weeks ago, we patiently waited for our Skype handle to be called for our IVF consultation. Naturally, when our phone didn’t ring at exactly 8.30 AM, we flipped out and cursed their names like any rational person would do. Finally, 3 whole minutes past our…

This is Part 1 of the IVF Diary series. I’ll be keeping a diary of all important IVF days, starting from when we first chose to undergo infertility treatment in Prague. Click here to read all other IVF diary posts. The First Email A couple of weeks ago, after doing some research, we decided which clinic to go to. We initiated contact with Gennet in Prague. The Contact Us form was short and sweet, asking for the woman’s first and last name (men are not allowed to contact them, or…

LONG before we started trying to conceive. Hell, long before we were even thinking of starting a family, we knew that (out of pocket) medical costs can reach a-stro-no-mi-cal levels. You might hear: “I don’t have insurance and now I’m out $1,000 for a few simple blood tests”, or more in line with our personal situation: “Shit, does insurance even cover this? And if it does… “I still have that $6,000 deductible!”. Infertility treatment is just one of those things health insurance companies don’t have to cover, and since they don’t…

A friend recently told me that I should feel more optimistic about my chances of success with IVF. After all, she said, I was still young, and age is one of the most important predictors of success. While certainly true, the chance of having an actual baby to take home after a round of IVF is still far less than 50%. I used to think that needing IVF to get pregnant was a worst-case scenario, “well if I can’t get pregnant naturally, I’ll still be able to get pregnant using IVF”….